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- Dictionaryhorde/hôrd/
noun
- 1. a large group of people: derogatory "he was surrounded by a horde of tormenting relatives"
- 2. a loosely knit small social group typically consisting of about five families.
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The meaning of HORDE is a political subdivision of central Asian nomads. How to use horde in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Horde.
noun. a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists. Synonyms: throng, herd, mob. a tribe or troop of Asian nomads. any nomadic group. a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp. verb (used without object) , hord·ed, hord·ing. to gather in a horde:
noun. often disapproving uk / hɔːd / us / hɔːrd / Add to word list. [ C ] a large group of people: hordes of Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult. in their hordes UK informal. in very great numbers: When they heard the concert was free, they came in their hordes.
noun. often disapproving us / hɔːrd / uk / hɔːd / Add to word list. [ C ] a large group of people: hordes of Hordes of students on bikes made crossing the road difficult. in their hordes UK informal. in very great numbers: When they heard the concert was free, they came in their hordes.
1. a vast crowd; throng; mob. 2. a local group of people in a nomadic society. 3. a nomadic group of people, esp an Asiatic group. 4. a large moving mass of animals, esp insects. verb.
The noun horde is not for the sedate — the word typically is used to describe a group that is in motion, maybe even a little unruly, such as a horde of fans pursuing a film star or a horde of ants invading a picnic.
Definition of horde noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. hordes. A nomadic tribe or clan of Mongols. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A large, moving crowd or throng; swarm. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any wandering tribe or group. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: cloud. throng. score. ruck. multitude. mob. mass. host. flock. crowd. legion. army. drove.
1. a vast crowd; throng; mob. 2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a local group of people in a nomadic society. 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a nomadic group of people, esp an Asiatic group. 4. (Zoology) a large moving mass of animals, esp insects. vb. (intr) to form, move in, or live in a horde.
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